Hate Crimes Inaccurate Information Analysis

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In many cases there is no much accurate information that is available for hate crimes. In essence, this statistics are not available. There are many reasons why it is hard to get precise and much required information related hate crimes. Many people do not actually understand what is meant by hate crimes, neither are they conversant with the definition of law concerning this kind of crime (Cheng, Ickes and Kenworthy, 2013).
Some of the information may be inaccurate due to fear that the victim may be victimized in the long run and that end up giving inaccurate information to avoid this. Additionally may ignore giving accurate information due to perception that after all, nothing will be done concerning the crime. Many victims shy from giving

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